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COPYING ROLLER. No. 274,549. Patented Mar. 27, 1883.

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CHARLES E. BALD\VIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSlGNOl-l OF ONE-HALF TO Fig.2 is a rear elevation of the same.

" \NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CORNELIUS BEARD.

COPYING-ROLLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 274,549, dated March27, 1883.

(X0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLESE. BALDWIN, acitizen of the United StatesofNorth America, anda resident of the city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Copying-Rollers, of.which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a cheap, simple, andconvenient device for use "in copying letters, manuscripts, &c.a devicethat may be successfully substituted for the well-known lettencopyingpress now in general The invention consists of two rollers held inposition apart and parallel to each other by a suitable handle, one ofsaid rollers being composed essentially of a hard inelasticnon-absorbent material and the other of an elastic absorbent material.or

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, composing part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figural is a side elevation of the device. Fig. 3 is a plan of the same.

In the drawings, A represents a smooth cylindrical roller, of wood,iron, or other inelastic substance, and B a cylindrical rollerconsisting preferably of an inelastic portion, B, enveloped by anelastic and absorbent cover, B which may be composed of felt, wovenfabric,

sponge, or the like, but may consist entirely of elastic and absorbentsubstance.

0 represents a doubly forked or branched handle in whose eyes orbearings c a are engaged the axles b 0, respectively, of the said Alink, 1), may, if desired, be engagedover the ends of therespectiverollers A B, or, rather,

When it is desired to take a copy of a letter 7 the absorbent roller 13'is properly moistened by dipping it in water or rolling it over a wetsurface, and then is applied (rolled) by the oporator, who grasps thehandle 0, over thesheet on which the copy is to be taken, whereby saidsheet is suitably moistened. The letter is then laid face downwardon themoistened sheet, and the inelastic roller A is, with suitable pressure,passed over the back of the letter. Thus a copy may be obtained withmuch less labor, with greater ease, and as much certainty as with theordinary expensive and cumbersome letter-copying press. I

A thick piece of felt removably secured in the bottom of a suitablevessel,and kept moistened, is best adapted to supply the proper amountof moisture to the roller B, the latter being rolled over the saidmoistened felt before being applied for use. When either one of the saidrollers is applied in use the device is tilted by the operator, sothatthe other roller shall not come in use. c

Having thus described my lili'6ilfi01l, l claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent-- As a new article of manufacture, acopyingroller constructed substantially as herein shown and described,consisting of an elastic and absorbent roller and an inelasticnon-absorbent roller, held in position apart from and parallel with eachother by a suitable handle, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of two witnesses, this 21st day of November, 1882. a

UHARLES E. BALDVIN. Witnesses:

JACOB J. Sronnn, A. BEARD.

